That's funny... now that you mention it, the texture does kinds of remind me of that of colored golfballs at miniature golf courses. Doesn't bother me though... I think a pronounced texture like this makes the suit pop more. When you look at the SR suit by comparison, that suit was a bit more flat in (it was also textured, just not as bold) and that made it just look kinda dull.

I already made a similar comment about the 'golf ball' texture at Caped Wonder.com's Facebook page. My real question would be, if there really is a Superman, of what use is the 'golf ball' effect on his flight, since he already has all that power to thrust him into the air? Will air friction actually stop or slow down the real Superman? Highly unlikely.

Plus, we who grew up in the Superman mythos know that in the Superman 'world', his costume is only to keep him clothed or to identify him apart from other super powered beings, not to help him during flight. In the same manner, I don't see the point of putting texture on Superman's costume, but that's just me...

I already made a similar comment about the 'golf ball' texture at Caped Wonder.com's Facebook page. My real question would be, if there really is a Superman, of what use is the 'golf ball' effect on his flight, since he already has all that power to thrust him into the air? Will air friction actually stop or slow down the real Superman? Highly unlikely.

Plus, we who grew up in the Superman mythos know that in the Superman 'world', his costume is only to keep him clothed or to identify him apart from other super powered beings, not to help him during flight. In the same manner, I don't see the point of putting texture on Superman's costume, but that's just me...

Am I the only one feeling like superheroes these days are becoming less and less like "heroes." Superman is the last of a dying breed, I hope they don't make him too dark and modern like so many other superheroes.

Am I the only one feeling like superheroes these days are becoming less and less like "heroes." Superman is the last of a dying breed, I hope they don't make him too dark and modern like so many other superheroes.

Well, he's pretty much already the oldest of the old to a lot of people, so there's always a question as to whether the concept has outgrown its originator over the course of changing times and sensibilities. But I don't think you have to change him to be 'darker/grittier', or what have you. Change the circumstances and the stakes in the story to be darker, more modern and more severe, and in that regard, Superman's more 'old-school' heroic and peaceful sensibilities can shine through even more refreshingly. They have to take advantage of the scope of danger and spectacle that they can put on the big screens these days...lord knows Transformers has.

I don't see it as a dying breed....more like a very aging and slowing breed that's just going to stay there forever.

The fact that he's Superman, and he can fly, and he's super-strong isn't enough because we see a lot of that everywhere. The fact that he represents the truest and most moral of values isn't enough either. But it's not so much that we need a 'modernized' Superman...we need some more modern and sophisticated storytelling to put him into, perhaps something that breaks out of that time-worn formulaic hero-story narrative that every movie and its brother uses. Is that overcompensating? Maybe, maybe not. But any old patterns and formulas would feel even moreso with Superman, but if he wants to be a top-tier popular hero in movies again, instead of plain-ol' Superman yet again, he'll need some help from the filmmakers in terms of what sort of new/modern/engaging package of a story they put him in, even if he's still the same Superman at heart.

Well, he's pretty much already the oldest of the old to a lot of people, so there's always a question as to whether the concept has outgrown its originator over the course of changing times and sensibilities. But I don't think you have to change him to be 'darker/grittier', or what have you. Change the circumstances and the stakes in the story to be darker, more modern and more severe, and in that regard, Superman's more 'old-school' heroic and peaceful sensibilities can shine through even more refreshingly. They have to take advantage of the scope of danger and spectacle that they can put on the big screens these days...lord knows Transformers has.

I don't see it as a dying breed....more like a very aging and slowing breed that's just going to stay there forever.

The fact that he's Superman, and he can fly, and he's super-strong isn't enough because we see a lot of that everywhere. The fact that he represents the truest and most moral of values isn't enough either. But it's not so much that we need a 'modernized' Superman...we need some more modern and sophisticated storytelling to put him into, perhaps something that breaks out of that time-worn formulaic hero-story narrative that every movie and its brother uses. Is that overcompensating? Maybe, maybe not. But any old patterns and formulas would feel even moreso with Superman, but if he wants to be a top-tier popular hero in movies again, instead of plain-ol' Superman yet again, he'll need some help from the filmmakers in terms of what sort of new/modern/engaging package of a story they put him in, even if he's still the same Superman at heart.

I agree with you for the most part, the story telling in Superman movies has always seemed to be on the low end. That was fine back in the 70's and 80's, when Superhero movies were a rare thing. But with 3 or 4 a year now, the movie has to stand on it's own, not on the simple fact it's a comic book hero come to life.

I agree with what you say, about making the situations and stories more modern around an "aged" character. Maybe they should focus on showing him as man out of his time. A man who was raised on morals that the rest of the world has forgotten. To me, it makes him stand out more, and further develope his character when he stands apart from everyone else.

Well, he's pretty much already the oldest of the old to a lot of people, so there's always a question as to whether the concept has outgrown its originator over the course of changing times and sensibilities. But I don't think you have to change him to be 'darker/grittier', or what have you. Change the circumstances and the stakes in the story to be darker, more modern and more severe, and in that regard, Superman's more 'old-school' heroic and peaceful sensibilities can shine through even more refreshingly. They have to take advantage of the scope of danger and spectacle that they can put on the big screens these days...lord knows Transformers has.

I don't see it as a dying breed....more like a very aging and slowing breed that's just going to stay there forever.

The fact that he's Superman, and he can fly, and he's super-strong isn't enough because we see a lot of that everywhere. The fact that he represents the truest and most moral of values isn't enough either. But it's not so much that we need a 'modernized' Superman...we need some more modern and sophisticated storytelling to put him into, perhaps something that breaks out of that time-worn formulaic hero-story narrative that every movie and its brother uses. Is that overcompensating? Maybe, maybe not. But any old patterns and formulas would feel even moreso with Superman, but if he wants to be a top-tier popular hero in movies again, instead of plain-ol' Superman yet again, he'll need some help from the filmmakers in terms of what sort of new/modern/engaging package of a story they put him in, even if he's still the same Superman at heart.

I agree, sort of. I don't think there's any place anywhere for a "dark, gritty" Superman, that's just not what the character is about.

On the otherhand though, I do think that this type of persona in superheroes isn't what audiences gravitate to nowadays. I do think there needs to be some sort of modernization for this movie to really work, and I mean of him even more than plot or storytelling. I think SR tried to tell a modern story, perhaps with a little more action it may have worked (and another Lois Lane, and no baby, and another villain....)

I was actually surprised Captain America even had the success it did because of these similar qualities, but then again, that was also his first movie as opposed to a 6th. I want this to work, hopefully Goyer really found something different to wrap the familiar package in.

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I like (what we come to accept as) the traditional shield better, but I don't have any issues with the new one. It is, after all, still faithful to the comic book design... just an older shield design that the one that's been used it recent years. I'm not sure why they decided to do with that one, but I prefer it to some designs and design concepts we've seen over the years. For example, Kingdom Come is probably my favorite comic book miniseries of all time and I love Alex Ross... but I HATED the S redesign in that book. It looked like some sort of weird backwards 7 or something. I also didn't care for the S design in that Superman Flyby concept.

Thank you, finally someone tried it. I too have found this, as well as someone around these forums that made me look into it.

I actually tried it the day the pic came out, got the same completely red "hits" in the trunks area (so dark that it looks black to the naked eye, but a really dark, dark red) but when I posted my results some people were writing it off by saying "try the color picker on the main blue areas of the suit, you'll find a few random red pixels there too" even though it's not just a few scattered red pixels here and there....it's the ENTIRE trunks area. That, along with the fact that the rest of the suit is so classic, makes me believe that there will be trunks when we get a clearer look at the suit.

anybody seen this, about.com is claiming that it's an official teaser poster

EDIT: Nevermind, looks like it's fan made

Fake or real, doesn't change the fact that this is a really bad poster!

Even with a small thing like the teaser poster, they NEED to make it matter. It needs to showcase that this is new times. New superman like never seen before! The above doesn't say ****. People would look at that and say, hmm, the sequel to 2006's Returns. Whatever... This just wont do.

And be original about it damn it! Have Superman in the fortress, seen kneeling from the back at the end of a long icey staircase right in front of a giant ice tower, where the crystal image of Russel "Jor-El" Crow is seen. Maybe bring a tag-line along the lines of "Witness the Rebirth". YES people, that alone would be better then the above... this has fake written all over it.

I like (what we come to accept as) the traditional shield better, but I don't have any issues with the new one. It is, after all, still faithful to the comic book design... just an older shield design that the one that's been used it recent years. I'm not sure why they decided to do with that one, but I prefer it to some designs and design concepts we've seen over the years. For example, Kingdom Come is probably my favorite comic book miniseries of all time and I love Alex Ross... but I HATED the S redesign in that book. It looked like some sort of weird backwards 7 or something. I also didn't care for the S design in that Superman Flyby concept.

To me, the Kingdom Come suggests fascist imagery to me. Judging by the themes of Kingdom Come, that may not be entirely coincidental.

The pattern of the costume doesn't really bother me, because in the traditional explanation where the suit is made from the baby blankets, they are described as a "weird alien material" so the idea that Kryptonian cloth would be different from Earth cloth is okay with me, even if that isn't the origin of the suit in the movie.

I actually tried it the day the pic came out, got the same completely red "hits" in the trunks area (so dark that it looks black to the naked eye, but a really dark, dark red) but when I posted my results some people were writing it off by saying "try the color picker on the main blue areas of the suit, you'll find a few random red pixels there too" even though it's not just a few scattered red pixels here and there....it's the ENTIRE trunks area. That, along with the fact that the rest of the suit is so classic, makes me believe that there will be trunks when we get a clearer look at the suit.

That's what I believe also. If he didn't have trunks it would be better imo to reveal the whole costume, so that people have more time to become accustomed to that look. If he does in fact have trunks (what with everything else being updated classic, it just makes sense) the negative reaction towards them will be minimal at best. Snyder is just having a little fun with the fans.